Feb 8 2010

NFA cracks on several CTAs: CFS Capital, Capital FX and ACJ Capital

With all the 1:10 leverage turmoil happening lately we shouldn’t forget that NFA/CFTC are the only retail forex watchdogs in the US. From time to time the agencies perform well in uncovering forex frauds and in shutting down problematic businesses. A few days ago NFA cracked on quite a few CTAs which lost millions of [...]

Sep 14 2009

BarclayHedge: July Hedge Fund and CTA Performance

Friday, September 11, 2009 Hedge funds had a positive month in July reflected by gains in sixteen of our eighteen indices. The average return for the 2,583 hedge funds (ex. FoFs) that have so far reported a July return is +2.81%. The estimates for August, along with the number of funds reporting for each of [...]

Aug 20 2009

Barclay CTA Index Down 0.06%

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, August 17, 2009– Managed futures traders had mixed results in July, averaging out to a 0.06% loss according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Intra-month price reversals in major futures markets made for a difficult trading environment in July,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge. Read the entire Hedge [...]

May 14 2009

Barclay CTA Index Down 2.34% in 2009; Managed Futures Slide 0.51% in April

FAIRFIELD, Iowa, May 14, 2009– Managed futures slipped again in April, losing 0.51% according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index is down 2.34%. “Directionless markets and conflicting trends made it difficult for CTAs to extract profits from trading positions in April,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge. Looks like money [...]



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